Customers like the speed, and value of the multiport hub. They mention that it works great. However, some customers have reported issues with the ethernet connection and quality of the product. They say that it has trouble connecting to the network and that the quality is low. Customers also disagree on performance, ease of installation, and connectivity.

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5 customers mention5 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the speed of the multiport hub. They mention that it allows instant access to less frequently used storage, and downloads are downloaded quickly without a lag.

"...Downloads are downloaded quickly without a lag. Once connected, they stayed connected until I manually disconnected...." Read more

"An excellent product, reliably allows instant access to less frequently used storage devices, etc. ." Read more

"It's really useful. The speed is fast and it has three USB interface." Read more

"Great product, fast hub!" Read more

5 customers mention5 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the value of the multiport hub. They mention it's a great product at a cheap price.

"...I ordered it without reading any reviews because it was so cheap, and solved 2 issues we were having...." Read more

"Awesome little device for a great price...." Read more

"...This was the ideal solution. It is reasonably priced and works well." Read more

"Excellent qualith and decent price. Works great." Read more

3 customers mention3 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the appearance of the USB Hub. They mention that it looks great, has a beautiful matte silver finish, and has shininess.

"...-- the HooToo lasted several years, was rock solid, meta, a beautiful matte silver, and was my go to connector for home and travel...." Read more

"Ebaco 3 Ports USB 2.0 Hub looks great and works even better. It is automatically detected on my computer and the speed is good...." Read more

"...This product came with an original box. Very good finish (very shiny). it is automatically detected. Very happy with this product...." Read more

85 customers mention47 positive38 negative

Customers are mixed about the performance of the multiport hub. For example, some mention that it works perfectly, while others say that it never functioned properly. That said, some say that the USB ports don't work, and the Ethernet port doesn't working with Windows 10.

"...It arrived and I tried it on my laptop first, USB hub worked flawlessly, but no network device was detected...." Read more

"This was great until it failed less than 5 months from purchase. My Logitech wireless keyboard and mouse first failed, then the ethernet...." Read more

"Ebaco 3 Ports USB 2.0 Hub looks great and works even better. It is automatically detected on my computer and the speed is good...." Read more

"...It recognized it right away and worked great....except.... It seems I have to plug it in and unplug it a couple of times for it to recognize...." Read more

8 customers mention3 positive5 negative

Customers are mixed about the ease of installation of the multiport hub. For example some mention it's simple and easy to setup on their laptop and saves space over the old docking station, while others say it didn't plug and play for them. The product comes with no instructions, no drivers, and there's no technical support email or phone number.

"...There is no technical support email or phone number, nor anything on the internet to assist--so you're screwed...." Read more

"simple and easy to setup on my laptop and saves space over the old docking station" Read more

"...Not plug and play for me. Product comes with no instructions, no drivers, nothing. I suppose if it works, you don't need that...." Read more

"...seemed to work just fine right out of the box but the network drivers would never install...." Read more

5 customers mention2 positive3 negative

Customers are mixed about the connectivity of the multiport hub. Some mention that the ability to plug to internet directly without docking station is great, while others say that the Ethernet jack is for when wi-fi is not working.

"...The ethernet drivers then started disappearing. I'd restore it and the next day it would be gone...." Read more

"...really great for my device, which is a Nexxt 11.1, this item has the Ethernet jack for when wi-fi is not working or not strong enough, so I use the..." Read more

"...The results of failure to wake are that ethernet disappears and any disks connected have been disconnected...." Read more

"use with a surface pro, and the ability to plugin to internet directly without docking station is great. The extra usb ports also come in handy." Read more

23 customers mention3 positive20 negative

Customers have issues with the ethernet connection of the multiport hub. They mention that it's difficult to connect, and the connection drops when it goes to sleep. Some customers also report that the product would not hold the Ethernet connection for more than a minute.

"...the driver, then I plug the device in, USB works great ethernet will not connect, so I tweak some of the advanced settings and it connects and works..." Read more

"...When the adapter overheats, it disconnects any connected drives.Observations - Conclusions:-..." Read more

"...it into a USB 2.0 port, but I still experienced the network stack freezing during configuration and while under load, and the whole point of this..." Read more

"...your machine, (Mackbook Pro in my case) goes to sleep, the Ethernet LAN connection drops, which requires you to unplug and plug the USB hub into the..." Read more

18 customers mention4 positive14 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the quality of the multiport hub. They mention it has major reliability issues, does not last a week, and is defective. Some customers also mention that the USB 3 hub is a tad flaky when they first begin using it. Overall, customers are not happy with their purchase and are returning it.

"...housing popped right open and upon inspection the craftsmanship is topnotch GARBAGE!..." Read more

"...had problems with the network adapter causing blue screens and continually resetting when plugging it in to my netbook's USB 3.0 port, even when not..." Read more

"...the USB 3 hub seems to be a tad flaky when I first begin using it but seems to settle down." Read more

"...The unit I received has good quality housing and looks durable" Read more

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Awesome little device for a great price

Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2017

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Awesome little device for a great price. I'm a network engineer and this guy is absolutely vital now that my company switched to all Surface Pros for field techs. Compact, plug&play and wonderful to have when you need both Network and an additional USB for a serial adapter or the like. Highly recommended.

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albertina

Must have accessory for ultra book laptops

Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2017

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I bought this for my Acer SWIFT ultra book, which sadly only has one USB3.0 port and no ethernet port. This USB+RJ45 hub solves all of my needs when I used my laptop at working place where I prefer to have multiple storage devices and company LAN linked to my computer. The unit I received has good quality housing and looks durable

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The Carsons

Grade A quality garbage!

Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2017

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I ordered this for my wife's laptop because her internal network adapter was acting up. When I saw the built in USB 3.0 hub I was excited because she only had 2 USB ports, so extra bonus. I ordered it without reading any reviews because it was so cheap, and solved 2 issues we were having. It arrived and I tried it on my laptop first, USB hub worked flawlessly, but no network device was detected. I read the reviews and saw someone state it uses a Realtek USB Ethernet adapter, so those driver should work. Installed them and my laptop found a network card, great! but no the device will not enable, says there is an issue with the device. Take it home to my desktop and download and install the driver, then I plug the device in, USB works great ethernet will not connect, so I tweak some of the advanced settings and it connects and works well. So now I do the same process on the wife's laptop and get it working, the USB hub works and the ethernet adapter is working. Then 4 days later she reboots her computer and now the device is dead, no usb hub, no ethernet.

Messing with it the very cheap plastic housing popped right open and upon inspection the craftsmanship is topnotch GARBAGE! the some of the conductors in the USB cable are knicked where they stripped the jacket, the solder points on the board look like they were done buy a toddler.

take the money you would spend on this and put it toward a brand name product. I'll be ordering something else from another manufacturer.

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C. Jack

Failed in less than 5 months...it was good while it lasted...

Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2018

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This was great until it failed less than 5 months from purchase. My Logitech wireless keyboard and mouse first failed, then the ethernet. The ethernet drivers then started disappearing. I'd restore it and the next day it would be gone. I found it strange that the two wireless devices failed the same day. So, I had a competitor hub device on my Win 8 computer that I ported the Logitec universal controllers on, and they worked. So, I knew it was a problem with this hub (I had already run driver updates and antivirus sweeps). Then I connected the ethernet cable and walla, it worked.

I've have a similarly configured device by HooToo that no longer made it -- the cord had frayed at the juncture with the box, which is why I purchased the Ebaco -- the HooToo lasted several years, was rock solid, meta, a beautiful matte silver, and was my go to connector for home and travel. I'm disappointed the Ebaco lasted a fraction of the time. Now I'm back looking for another hub...but not a Ebaco...

Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2017

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Review of - Ebaco 3 Ports USB 3.0 Hub with RJ45 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Converter LAN Connecter

Most of the time this adapter is working satisfactorily for me.
Looking around at these devices, it seems actually difficult to find one that has all positive reviews, regardless of price.

intermittent problems:
- Sometimes when my Windows 10 laptop wakes from sleep mode, the adapter does not wake with it. The results of failure to wake are that ethernet disappears and any disks connected have been disconnected. Sometimes Windows and the adapter performs a reset automatically and ethernet restores and the disks reconnect themselves. At other times, any connected disks must be disconnected, the adapter unplugged and reconnected after which everything is restored.
- Sometimes the device gets hot if multiple USB NAND drivers are connected to this device. The resultant symptom is that the USB nand drives can become unresponsive.
- One I noticed that the device wasn't connected at 1Gbps speeds. I discovered advanced settings in control panel to tell the device to always connect at 1Gbps. Click on the device in - Network Connections. Click on the button at the upper right called - Configure. Click on the advanced tab. half way down the list is a - Speed & Duplex - option. Select the 1.0 Gbps Full Duplex option. This enables the device to always connect at full speed.
- Occasionally the adapter gets overheated. When the adapter overheats, it disconnects any connected drives.

Observations - Conclusions:
- Overall this was a simple basic choice among the dozens of similar devices advertised on amazon.
- When using the USB 3.0 connectors, inserted devices do not sit completely flush with the device housing.
- Notwithstanding the potential problems listed in the section above, this device is mostly working okay for me.
- I have no way of knowing if the device I got is a knockoff or an actual ebaco brand adapter.
- It is next to impossible to choose among the many options for similar devices that are listed on amazon.

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Brand	Ebaco
Hardware Interface	Ethernet, USB 3.0
Compatible Devices	Desktops
Data Transfer Rate	5 Gigabits Per Second
Number of Ports	3

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3 Ports USB 3.0 Hub with RJ45 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Converter LAN Connecter for PC

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